Thursday, July 5, 2012

Fo' Free? + Hodge Podge Stuff + Something I Helped Build

Well I've been sticking pretty much to one of my 2012 goals. To buy less and sell more! So I haven't had a ton to show you lately. Also, the days keep running together, so honestly I've probably already forgotten some things I've bought since I last posted. I'll rummage through some shop photos to see if I've forgotten anything.

I'll show you the items I got for free. YES, for free. Mom rummaged through the basement and discovered some items she'd gotten at an auction well over a year ago that she never bothered to go through. She said it came in a pile of stuff she paid a dollar for.

Pot holders, tea towels, and calendar towels, oh my!

Ahh, beautiful hand stitched embroidery.

One of the calendars.

This is the bag of stuff she hadn't even gone
through. She just put it in the basement.

Mom picked up A TON of this Fire King Azurite
Charm Blue. 111 pieces to be exact.

For a steal too, I might add. I know she was pretty
proud of her purchase after I sold 3 6pc place settings
in the first day I had it listed.

I loved this Fire King Jadeite Philbe fridge box.
Someone on ebay loved it a lot more.

These fridgies are also sold already. They came in the same
box lot as the jadeite fridgie. Plus 4 extra 501 size lids. I
needed all 4 too. Again, Mom had a STEAL of a purchase
on the box lot.

Lastly, here is my wonderful new photo booth. I have to have one of these because of how my house is built, there is no good sunlight any time of day for taking natural light photos for my items. So my dad designed this little photo booth and light rack. The bulbs I use are "natural light" bulbs and it does truly make a difference. I don't see a lot of yellow in my photos like I used to see in my old other photos. Also with this new photo booth - LESS EDITING! I spend so much time editing, so it's nice to cut back on it! All of the free items above were taken using this box. Hardly any time spent editing, just a quick white balance adjustment.

Looking forward to a great auction this Saturday that's about 90 minutes north of me. Mom and her sis are coming. I bet we will fill the back of the truck. Gotta start stocking up for winter while the buying is still good.